Steering device for automobiles.



No. 359.592. Y bPMBNTBD JULY 9, 1907..

J. B. BARTHOLOMEW. .STEERING-DEVICE PoR AUTOMOBILES.

Y APPLIATION FILED SEPT. 4,1903.

To all-'whom tt may concm:` z Be itknow'n that l, vJorrit B.B'aaTHoLoM'nw, a citi- Vzen of the Unite'd States, residing-atleoria, in'the' county vof .Peoria State of Illinois, have Oinvented .certain new,and useful Improvements in Steeri'ng-De-llv sunnite. DnvrcnnonaUroMQiarLnls. l

vices for Automobiles, of which the following' is a specification,'reference' being had therein to the accompa- *In such drawings' Adesignates parts of nying drawing.`

, This invention relates to steering mechanism vfor motor vehicles.`Figure 1 is a top plan view-of such mechanism illustrat-ed in.connection -witlr suiicient of. the frame and `running gear of anautomobile to make clear the ar-V lrangeIIien-t and operation-oithe-same.

' Fig. 2 is aside view. oi the same. Fig. 3-is a vertical section o'nthe lirie 3 3 of 2. Fig 4 is a section'pn the line 4'-4 Fig. 2. Fig. 5isa section on the line 5-'5Fig. '4.

framework oi the' vehicle and B the front axle thereof. Upon the latteris mounted the T-shaped lever-C', one

arm-'asf which 'is connected with the -shift-barD, that in turn isconnected-'with thelangular lever E,. one arm of whicl i constitutes thestud axle-for the wheel F.

' The oppositely extending arms c dof the T-lever C are connected bylinks G with a'rocking bar or lever H supported in rear of the frontaxleand preferably below the frame A of the vehicle. This Irocking bar-or-vlever H is provided at its center With a vertically dis- A-p oscd sleeve3 -that is supported by and turnsfreely low shaft -oi sleeve 9 that isfree to turn upon the b olt` 8 and carries at4 its upperend abevel gearsegment 10,. withwhich in 'turn engages'a bevel pinion 1.1 mounted 40upon the inclined shaft 12 atthe upper end'oi which upon aisup'p'ortingpivot bolt '2 dependin'g from the vframe of the vehicl'c. Secured tothe` sleeve 3', by the 4hub 4' and clamping bolt 5, is agearl segment 6with which meshes the segmental gear pinion. 7, supported upon a bolt orpin 8 depending from the'irame, this pinion-serving as thcldriver forthe gear segment 6. The segmental gear pinion 7 is mounted upon a. holi4is the steering lwheel 13. 'Thefshaft12 is not only inclined upward andrearward, but also toward one side' of the vehicle, as clearlyrepresented in Fig. l, so.th at the steering wheel isin properpositionrelative tothe chauffeur. l

It is-.one of the obiects 1of-my invention la stron'grand rigid supportto the train of gearing ,which is compactly arranged in the 'manneralready described.

'As has been stated, thetransmissiongearingbetween the shaft l 2 andits'pinion and the level-H is supported by two shafts or bolts, -2 andV8, Athat ydepend from the, r'aiue of the vehicle.

The shaft B extends through and is supported ataliout' itsmiddle portionAby a triangular bracket 1 4, ieculrely' Specification 'of 'LetteraPatient. Applicashun september 14,1903. stiamo'. 171315,.

the body nient gein' with the s C having the" arin 'and the arme', thelever,H,the.'links` connecting the levers,

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united by-the `boltsl 5 togthe trarne of the vehicle'.V

These bolts 15 also serve I-in' part to unite the shaft-- bearing platev1 6 to -the frame, the latter being arranged'- above the frame piece Aand provided -With'tlie'lowerl bearing 17` for the' shaft l2 and theupper bearing 18 thereior, thcflatter,bearing.beingsupported f'by the lbracket'or standard 19 rising from the plate 16S I prefer to'arrange atie-plate20 betweenthe upperend of4 tending arm of the triangularbracket 151 vwith the frar'n. The hub of the bevel pinion 11 at thelower end of the steering wheelshaft rests against; the bearing andprevents any upward sliding move1nenti`of;th e

shaft, and in ordr to prevent the shaft froinsliding in'.

the-opposite or downward direction I prefer to' form the upper portionthereofthe part thatcarriesthe hand wheel 13..-oi atube-IZ that fitsover the reduced 'portifon- 12 f the shaft and' bears against the upperend of thebearing 18.'

It will -be seen from 'this description andan eirmil nation of thedrawings that the steering gear which-I,

Ahave invented i'sof ver ynsini'p'le and compact arrange- -ment and ofrigid construction', .all of the parts being securely braced and held inworking position, thus inf :suring'against anylost motionor,disarrangen1ent of ,fparts.p'1- -1 1, In a steering device forautomobiles, thecombination with the steering wheels.' and theplattormorbody frame A, of the standard-and brace 'plate secured to theplut# form, the shaft inclined upwa1`-d and backward relative to theplatform, the b evel gear mounted on the underside of the platform, thesegment gearl connected to 'and actuated by the bcq'fci geaig'the twodouble arm levers, oneconnected tothe segihpt gear and the .otherconnected tofthe steer- .ing wheels, and the links'con'necting the saidlevel"s, subf stantiallyas set forth.

In-ajs'teeriug device flor automobiles, the combination with the vehicleplatform and the" steer'lng wheels, of the' manually` operated shaftextending 'upward and 'backward4 'relatively to the platform, thebeveigear on the undersideot the platform, the segment gear actuated bythe bevel gear, andj power transmitting devices' connecting the s egfteerin'g wheels,'substantlally as set forth. -4 3. ln'a steering deviceforautomobiles, the combination with thesteei-ing wheels and-theshifting bar,"of .the lever ilex'lbi'y connected .to the shifting harthe segment -,crear connectedgtothe-leverl H, lhe'bevel genrtoractuating thevseg'me'nt gear, -and the inclined shaft for actuating thebevel gear, substantially as set forth.

4. In a steering device for automobiles, the combination4 with thesteering wheelajog theftwo-'doublearm levers,

thelinks connecting the said levers, one of said levers be-'lng'connected to lthe steering wheels, and the manual-ly a'c tuated'gearlng'connected to the other, substautially'as set forth.'

lattorn and the steering wheels, -ot a'.

with the vehicle steering shaft 'extending upward and manual-ly operatin ,a steesingdevl'ce: for automobiles, the combination 4 rearward fromthe platform; a brace plate secured to the lbevel pinion carried. by theshaft near its lower end, a vertically disposed supporting boit, asleeve turning upon the said bolt and provided witlrabevel gear thatmeshes with the said bevel pinion and also provided with a spur segment,nnother holt parallel to the first, a slev'e mounted thereupon andprovided with a spur segment engaging with the aforesaid spur segment,and provided' also with a rocking bai" or leve'r, 4and powertrnnsm'itting connections between the snirl rocking' bnr or level'. andtlie'steering "wheels, substantially as sat forth.

V7, In a steering d'evfce for automobiles, tipi' combinationl with thesteering; wheels, the shifting bnr, and the stoel*- ing slm-tt, ot thedouble arm levers. one oi, which is pivotally connected to said shiftingbur. tho'genr connected with the other of said douille urln levers foractuating it, means connecting snld llevers together. und the powertransmitting mechanism interposed between said gear and steering shaft.

1n testimony whereof l afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P1, BARTI'IOLOMEV.

Witnesses Crus. Tann-1N, lima Il. IENNOYEM.

